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Table 1 Absolute number and percentage (%) distribution of cats according to group and clinical-epidemiological variables

From: Domestic feline contribution in the transmission of Sporothrix in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil: a comparison between infected and non-infected populations

Study populations

CRG

n (%)

SSG

TOTAL

n (%)

p-value

Clinical-epidemiological variables

-SG

n (%)

+SG

n (%)

 

175

92

104

371

 

Age (mean in years)

2.85 ± 2.8

4.45 ± 3.9

3.75 ± 3.1

3,51 ± 3,2

Male

88 (50.3)

41 (44.6)

62 (59.6)

191 (51,5)

0,035ϯ

Neutering

100 (57.1)

52 (56.5)

47 (45.2)

199 (53,6)

0,037*

Undefined Breed (UDB)

129 (92.1)

82 (95.3)

92 (94.8)

303 (93,8)

 

Urban Area

133 (76.0)

78 (84.8)

82 (78.8)

293 (79,0)

 

Contact with Soil/Plants

145 (82.9)

68 (73.9)

75 (72.1)

288 (77,6)

0,034*

Contact with Animals

164 (93.7)

80 (87.0)

76 (73.1)

215 (57,9)

0,0004*

Contact with Cats with Sporotrichosis

59 (33.7)

24 (26.1)

40 (38.5)

123 (33,2)

 

Risk Event Prior to Lesion

n.a.

28 (30.4)

43 (41.3)

71 (36,2)

 
  1. CRG Colonization Research Group, SSG Sporotrichosis Suspicion Group, -SG Negative Sporotrichosis Group, +SG Positive Sporotrichosis Group
  2. *p < 0.05 between CRG and +SG; Chi-square Test
  3. ϯp < 0.05 between -SG and +SG; Chi-square Test
  4. n.a.: not analyzed